Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Nursing
Heart Disease
Ethics
Cancer
Respiratory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,146
124,510
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
enfermedades cardiometabolicas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,923
75,291
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
self-care
cardiovascular disease
prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,197
54,202
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Concepts-patient falls
qualitative research
suffering
mixed method
breast feeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,129
40,426
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
physical activity
cardiovascular prevention
rehabilitation
management & self-management of long-term conditions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,029
40,329
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Dementia. cognitive ageing
nursing home care
behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,259
38,943
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
heart failure
nursing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,044
36,625
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Improving Health Outcomes through Research and Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,182
28,737
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Genomics
Stroke genetics
Stroke
Stroke outcome
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,999
33,337
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Medicina
microbiología clínica
enfermedades infecciosas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,484
21,055
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,420
60,152
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Mental Health
Clinical Trials
Nursing Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,158
29,186
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
ethics
nursing
communication
end of life
interprofessional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,462
35,016
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
tobacco cessation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,184
46,100
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Síndrome metabólico
enfermedad cardiovascular
obesidad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,695
56,755
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Nursing
bioethics
infection prevention
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,613
17,749
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Nursing Policy Research
Scoping Reviews
Systematic Reviews
Cancer Care
Implementation Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,909
53,556
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
health service research
statistics
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,578
19,340
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
critical care
advanced practice nursing
outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,667
23,432
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Heart Failure
Cardiovascular Nursing
Atrial Fibrillation
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,822
12,927
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,820
21,332
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
nursing
cardiac rehabilitation
psychosocial interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,222
14,519
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Malaria
tuberculosis
primary biliary cirrhosis
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,894
6,664
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
cardiovascular nursing
heart failure
gerontology nursing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,998
35,992
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
CVD Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,643
31,354
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,362
105
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Donna Fitzsimons
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,146
124,510
0.829
Nursing
Heart Disease
Ethics
Cancer
Respiratory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,534
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Patricio Lopez Jaramillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,923
75,291
0.534
enfermedades cardiometabolicas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,614
728
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Debra K Moser
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,197
54,202
0.395
self-care
cardiovascular disease
prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,409
1,150
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Janice M Morse
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,129
40,426
0.364
Concepts-patient falls
qualitative research
suffering
mixed method
breast feeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,964
321
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christi Deaton
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,029
40,329
0.469
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
physical activity
cardiovascular prevention
rehabilitation
management & self-management of long-term conditions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,243
166
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
H Brodaty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,259
38,943
0.473
Dementia. cognitive ageing
nursing home care
behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,262
2,038
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nancy M Albert
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,044
36,625
0.446
heart failure
nursing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,542
2,180
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Linda H Aiken
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,182
28,737
0.363
Improving Health Outcomes through Research and Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,260
211
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jane Maguire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,999
33,337
0.457
Genomics
Stroke genetics
Stroke
Stroke outcome
Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,085
110
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bouza E
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,484
21,055
0.317
Medicina
microbiología clínica
enfermedades infecciosas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,098
235
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Edvardsson
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,420
60,152
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,450
549
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Richards
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,158
29,186
0.455
Mental Health
Clinical Trials
Nursing Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,934
3,308
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sarah Shannon
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,462
35,016
0.570
ethics
nursing
communication
end of life
interprofessional
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,168
3,422
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kawkab Shishani *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,184
46,100
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,258
27
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Edgar Denova Gutiérrez
National Institute of Public Health of Mexico
Cuernavaca, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,695
56,755
0.951
Síndrome metabólico
enfermedad cardiovascular
obesidad
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,890
3,775
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Elaine Larson
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,613
17,749
0.314
Nursing
bioethics
infection prevention
infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,302
324
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Micah Peters
University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,909
53,556
0.975
Nursing Policy Research
Scoping Reviews
Systematic Reviews
Cancer Care
Implementation Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,799
4,692
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Douglas Sloane
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,578
19,340
0.390
health service research
statistics
research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,753
5,134
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ruth Kleinpell
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,667
23,432
0.502
critical care
advanced practice nursing
outcomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,329
494
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Simon Stewart
Torrens University Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,822
12,927
0.302
Heart Failure
Cardiovascular Nursing
Atrial Fibrillation
Acute Coronary Syndromes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,832
45
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
李中一 Chung-Yi Li
Fu Jen Catholic University
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,820
21,332
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,218
1,248
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David R Thompson
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,222
14,519
0.370
nursing
cardiac rehabilitation
psychosocial interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,406
577
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ross Coppel
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,894
6,664
0.171
Malaria
tuberculosis
primary biliary cirrhosis
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,978
8
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ekaterini Lambrinou
Cyprus University of Technology
Limassol, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,998
35,992
0.947
cardiovascular nursing
heart failure
gerontology nursing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,838
50
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Catriona Jennings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,643
31,354
0.856